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Lowe's donating $1M to American Red Cross disaster relief, response efforts in wake of Hurricane Laura
September 7, 2020
Home improvement retailer Lowe's is pledging $1 million dollars in support of relief efforts to residents impacted by Hurricane Laura which hit the Gulf Coast…
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Sporting goods retailer taps Oracle Cloud for greater associate-customer engagement
September 7, 2020
Sporting goods retailer Scheels is deploying Oracle Retail Xstore and Oracle Retail Xstore Office Cloud Service to its 28 stores in a quest to give associates…
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Using in-store methods to drive online conversions
by Raj Shroff — Principal, PINE Strategy & Design
Raj B. Shroff, founder and principal at Pine Strategy & Design, believes it's time for retailers to understand exactly what prevents consumers from buying.
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Retail consumers and why they use and love Bitcoin
by Marc Grens — Co-Founder and President, DigitalMint
Bitcoin has been a part of the financial marketplace for some time and has grown in popularity, especially amongst millennials and the unbanked. Marc Gren…
read nowInteractive display market to reach $29.19B by 2026
September 3, 2020
The interactive display market is expected to reach $29.19 billion by 2026, according to a report by Valudates Reports. The market will also grow at a compound…
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Bank of America Mobile app gives customer $2.45B
September 3, 2020
A Bank of America customer in Massachusetts checked his account to discover the bank had deposited $2.45 billion into his account.
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AREA15 experiential complex opening this month
September 3, 2020
AREA15, a purpose-built experiential art and entertainment complex in Las Vegas, Nevada, will open its doors Sept. 17 at 6 p.m. and those wishing to visit the…
read nowVR market to reach $20B by 2025
September 2, 2020
The virtual reality market will reach $20.9 billion by 2025, according to a report by MarketsandMarkets. It will also grow at a compound annual growth rate of…
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ICX Summit postponed till June 2021
September 2, 2020
The Interactive Customer Experience Summit has been postponed until June 2, 2021 due to travel restrictions related to COVID-19. The rescheduled event will…
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MoneyGram expands digital network
September 2, 2020
International, Inc. a global leader in cross-border P2P payments and money transfers, is partnering with fintech payment network, Thunes, to enable MoneyGram…
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A PCI DSS checklist for CIOs worried about work from home security
by harish bhat — MD, ESQ Management solutions inc
Harish Bhat, principal partner at CyberLabs360, shares five strategies to ensure your retail enterprise is compliant with PCI DSS compliance mandates given all…
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Luxury brand taps Searchspring to boost online search conversion results
September 2, 2020
Badgley Mischka, a luxury apparel brand, has boosted search conversion by 85% in its online store after deploying Searchspring's technology.
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FAA certificate advances Amazon drone delivery
September 1, 2020
That next Amazon package may arrive from the sky as the Federal Aviation Administration is issuing Amazon a certificate of approval for the retailer's Prime…
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Walmart debuts membership service in battle against Amazon
September 1, 2020
Walmart is officially launching its own 'Prime' membership service, called Walmart+ at a fee of $98 a year — $21 less than Amazon's popular Prime membership.
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7-Eleven plays host to entrepreneurs' exclusive snacks, drinks
September 1, 2020
Convenience retailer 7-Eleven is once again supporting innovative products with its second Sips & Snacks initiative.
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Black Friday will be quite different in the UK this year
September 1, 2020
A hefty majority of U.K. consumers don't plan to spend Black Friday in stores and will be online scouring websites for top deals.
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Convenience 2.0: Lessons learned and next steps for c-stores post pandemic
by Gavin Bisdee — vp global marketing, Zynstra
Gavin Bisdee, group marking director at Zynstra, an NCR company, offers insight regarding the levels of convenience customers now expect during the buying…
read nowIreland retailer piloting mobile self-checkout technology
August 31, 2020
BWG Foods, an Ireland retailer and wholesaler, is partnering with MishiPay on a pilot scan/pay/go checkout initiative.
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Massachusetts town deploying kiosk for bill payments
August 31, 2020
Marshfield, Massachusetts, will allow residents and visitors to pay bills at a kiosk from CityBase, a provider of cloud technology solutions for the public…
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Foot Locker opens community Power Store on West Coast
August 31, 2020
Foot Locker is celebrating the grand opening of its first West Coast community-based Power Store, in Compton, California.
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